Kasturba Medical College (KMC) is a medical colleg...

Kasturba Medical College (KMC) is a medical college based in Manipal, Udupi District Karnataka, India. Established by Dr. T.M.A. Pai on 30 June 1953, KMC Manipal is one of the most prestigious and premier medical colleges in India. It has been ranked among the top three medical colleges in India by The Hindu and India Today, preceded only by AIIMS, New Delhi and Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore. KMC Manipal was ranked among the top five medical colleges by the Hindustan Times.and the India Today-Nielsen Survey (2014). It was also ranked 4 by Careers360 KMC was the first self-financing medical college in India. Today, students from 44 countries have graduated from KMC, and the medical degree (MBBS) is recognized worldwide, including by the General Medical Council, ECFMG, Australian Medical Council and Malaysian Medical Council among several others. KMC was under the purview of the Mangalore University. In 1993, the government of India granted Deemed University status to Manipal University (formerly known as MAHE) which saw KMC coming under its wing. KMC has exchange programs with Loma Linda University, United States, Operation Eyesight Universal, Canada, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States and Maastricht University, the Netherlands.